Rebekah Manis | Director, IR |
W. Rodney McMullen | Chairman & CEO |
Gary Millerchip | CFO |
Robbie Ohmes | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Judah Frommer | Credit Suisse |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo |
Rupesh Parikh | Oppenheimer |
John Heinbockel | Guggenheim Securities |
Michael Lasser | UBS |
Kelly Bania | BMO Capital Markets |
Chris Prykull | Goldman Sachs |
Michael Montani | Evercore ISI |
Good morning, and welcome to The Kroger Company First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Rebekah Manis, Director, Investor Relations.